Cigar-clipper and match-safe.



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GIGAR GLIPPER AND MATCH SAFE.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.15. 1905.

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No. 810,801- PATENTBD JAN. 23, 1906. V.H. PARADIS & J. B. PUTROW.

GIGAR CLIPPBR AND MATCH SAFE.

APPLIATION FILED FEB. 15, 1905. I

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VICTOR H. PARADIS AND JOHN B. PUTROVV, OF RICE LAKE, VVISOONSIN.

CIGAR-CLIPPER AND MATCH-SAFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1906.

.Application iiled February 15, 1905. Serial No. 245,707.

match-safes, and especially to a device where-l in the operation ofclipping a cigar projects a single ignited match without the case.

The object of our invention is to provide a device for delivering to theoperator a single ignited match and which is positively operated by theclipping of a cigar.

A further object of our invention is to provide a match-safe from whicha single ignited match is projected and having a receptacle into whichthe partially-consumed match is automatically projected if not removed-for use by the operator.

Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accomp anying drawings, and articul arlypointed out in the appended clpaims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of our improved match-safe in sideelevation with part of the casing broken away and showing the operatingparts. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the lower part of ou'rimproved match-safe with the side of the casing broken away and with theparts shown in the position when the match is about to be projected.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of our improved cigar-clipper andmatch-safe. Fig. 4 is a detail view, in vertical section, of thecigar-clipper and knife-operating device.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

Our improvedy cigar-clipper and matchsafe comprises a casing in anyapproved form and configuration, which may be as shown at 1. Within thecase 1 is provided a hopper 2, adapted to contain matches, as indicatedat Fig. 1. Adrum 3 is conveniently ournaled, as at 4, to rotatewithinthe casing 1 and in communication with the hopper 2. The drum 3 isprovided with a plurality of longitudinallydisposed grooves 5 of properproportion and configuration to receive and contain a single match andadapted to be iilled while passing the matches contained in hopper 2.Any approved means -for holding the matches in the grooves is provided,as the bowed front 6 of the case following circumferentially adjacentthe drum 3. Within the casing 1 is also Amounted a carrier 7, providedwith a pair of bars 8, conforming to an arc and mounted to oscillateupon a radially-disposed arm 9. conveniently pivoted, as at 10. The bars8 are provided adjacent their outer ends with registering notches 11,proportioned and .disposed to receive from the slots 5 of the drum 3 asingle match, as 12. A spur-wheel 13 is disposed in the path of thematch-head and is conveniently pivoted to the case 1, as by the bolt andnut 14. To the sideof the case 1,-opp0site the spur-wheel 13, is secureda spring 15 by means of the screw 16 or in other approved manner and isdisposed to bear against the end of the match opposite the head and tohold the head in contact with the spurwheel 13 as it is projectedwithout the case by the carrier 7. The bars 8 of the carrier areprovided with an offset portion 17, disposed behind the match to preventbreaking, and a spring 18 is secured to the case, as by the screw 19,adapted to support the matchheadv'while contacting with the spur-wheel13. A Isprin 2O is also secured to the case and is adapte to bear uponthe match and to hold the said match in the notches 11 while beingcarried bythe spur-wheel ,13 and to retain it upon the carrier untilremoved therefrom by the user or until the match is partly consumed,when the spring 2O will force the partly-consumed match into thereceptacle 21, disposed below and adjacent tothe outer eXtreme of thecarrier.

A lever 22 is conveniently pivoted, as at 23,- Within the casing andextends upward without the casing. The lever 22 is curved upwardly andforwardly from the pivot 23, and upon the upper and forward end isdisposed the cigar-clipping device, comprising a boX- like casing 24,provided with a cigar-tip-receiving opening 25, disposed, preferably,within its upper and conveXed surface. Within the casing 24 a knife ispivoted, as at 27, and a link 28, secured to the lower end of theknife-lever, is pivotally connected to the case 1, as at 29. The act ofpressing a cigar into the opening 25 will cause a depression of theoutward end of the lever 22, and by means of the pivoted link 28 theknife 26 will cross the opening, as indicated in dotted position in Fig.4. Within the casing l and to the lower end of the lever 22 is pivotallyconnected a link 30, provided with an angular-shaped slot 31, Withinwhich is disposed a pintle 32 upon the radial arm 9 of the oscillatingcarrier. The arm 9 of the carrier is also provided with a lug 33,adapted to contact with the link 30 when the carrier is at the extremelimit of its inward movement. A spring 34 connects the lower end of thecarrier-arm 9 with an offset portion 35 of the link 30 and serves tohold the carrier normally at its outward limit and the link 30, with thepintle 32, normally within the offset portion of the slot 31.

A finger 36 is pivotally secured to a link 37, which is pivotallysecured in any convenient manner to the casing, as at 38. The Enger 36is adapted to engage the grooves 5 of the drum 3, and a connecting-rod39 connects the pivot-point of the finger 36 to the lever 22, as at 40,and a spring 41 holds the finger 36 in contact with the drum 3 and toengage the slot 5. A pawl 42, conveniently pivoted to the casing, as at43, and provided with a weight, as 44, is disposed to engage the slots 5o the drum 3 and prevent a retroactive movement of the drum.

The operation of our improved cigar-clipper and match safe is asfollows: With the parts disposed as shown in Fig. l a cigar-tip isplaced in the opening 25, and a pressure thereon depresses the lever 22to the position shown in Fig. 4, thereby clipping the end of the cigarby the passage of the knife 26 across the opening. Likewise thedepression of the lever 22 draws backward the link 30 and through themedium of the pintle 32 draws backward the carrier 7. Simultaneously theconnecting-rod 39 is drawn backward, raising the finger 36 and rotatingthe drum 3, so that at the extreme of the downward movement of the lever22 the parts are disposed as shown in Fig. 2. The lug 33, contactingwith the link 30, forces the said link downward, releasing the pintle 32from the offset portion, and the carrier, with the match 12 held in thenotches 11, is by the tension of the spring 34 exerted on the offsetportion 35 projected forward, and the match-head contacting with thespur-wheel in its passage is ignited and held upon the carrier by thespring 20 in such ignited condition.

From the foregoing explanation of the operation of our improvedcigar-clipper and match-safe it is obvious that the operation ofclipping a cigar positively actuates the match projecting and ignitingmechanism and that owing to the fact that there are no springs to bewound up the mechanism is always set and in condition for Yinstantaneous and reliable action.

-It is obvious that the various surfaces of the casing may be used foradvertising purposes and that the form of the casin may be changed tomore conveniently faci itate its use for the implacement of advertisingand that various other changes in the form and vminor detail may be madewithout departing from the spirit of our invention or the scope of theclaims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as novel, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the character described a casing, means for projectinga single match without the casing, means provided in the path of thesaid movement of the match for igniting the same, means for supportingthe ignited match nearits ends, a receptacle located under the saidsupporting means, and means adapted to positively project the match intothe said receptacle when it is partially consumed.

2. In a device of the character described, a casing adapted to containmatches, a receptacle adapted to receive burned matches, a carrieradapted to support a single match adjacent to its ends and to project itlaterally without the casing, means provided in the path of saidmovement for igniting the match, a spring capable of holding the matchupon the carrier adjacent the receptacle unti partially consumed andthen forcing it downward into the receptacle, a lever pivotally mountedwithin and extending without the casing and means whereby the operationof the lever actuates the carrier.

3. In a device of the character described, a case, a hopper within thecase adapted to contain matches, a drum provided withlongitudinally-disposed grooves mounted toy rotate within the case andin communication with the hopper, a carrier mounted to oscillateadjacent to and in conjunction with the drum, means adapting the carrierto project a single match without the case, a spring secured to the caseand disposed to bear and hold a match upon the carrier until removed, aserrated surface disposed in the path of the match-head and adapted tocontact therewith, a receptacle disposed adjacent the carrier and toreceive partially-consumed matches therefrom, a finger disposed torotate the drum through part of a revolution, a pawl disposed to engagewith and prevent retroaction movement of the drum, a spring secured toand adapted to oscillate the carrier to project a match, a link adaptedto retract the carrier against the tension of the spring, means fordisengaging the carrier from the link when at the extreme of its inwardmovement, a lever pivoted Within and IOO IIO

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extending Without the ease, a cigar-clipper mounted upon the lever7 a,knife pivotal'ly mounted Within the clipper body, means Whereby thepressure of a cigar upon the elipper depresses the lever and actuantesthe knife and ineens whereby the depression of the 1ever operates thedrum and carrier simultaneously and supplementary one to the other.

In testimony whereof We afx our signatures n1 presence of tWo Witnesses.

VICTOR H. PARADIS. JOHN B. PUTROW.

Witnesses:

FELIX ROBERGE, ERIQUE PARADIS.

